Fact Crescendo Cambodia

Fact Crescendo is an Indian fact-checking organisation that publishes in several Indian languages and runs sites for other Asian countries.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia22 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

អវតារ ស., Social Media User

“គណៈកម្មាធិការ SEA Games សម្រេចបណ្ដេញចេញពីគ្រប់ការប្រកួតអស់មួយជីវិត! ពូជលួចប្លន់ជាចរឹតរបស់វា”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការប្រកួតកីឡាស៊ីហ្គេមលើកទី៣២ (CAMSOC) មិនបានដាក់ពិន័យណាមួយទៅលើកីឡាករថៃ Jonathan Khemdee នោះឡើយ។ ចំណែកឯស្ថាប័នគ្រប់គ្រងកីឡាបាល់ទាត់ថ្នាក់តំបន់ និងទ្វីបអាស៊ី ពុំទាន់សម្រេចនូវ…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia20 May 2023Cambodia Elections

Social media posts

“A viral claim stating Thai PM, Prayuth will be retired from politics quietly after he lost the election has been posted on social media. This claim has been reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many times by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking the reliable sources, it proves that the claim is partly false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Partly False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia17 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

ឆ្កែ វត្ត, Social Media User

“បែកធ្លាយរូបថតលួចជួបគ្នា ហ៊ុន សែន-ធី សុវណ្ណថា មុនប្រកាសតំណែងអភិបាលរងក្រុងអរិយក្សត្រ”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបថតច្បាប់ដើម បង្ហាញលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន អង្គុយជាប់ជាមួយចៅស្រីរបស់លោកនៅលើសាឡុងតែមួយកាលពីខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៩ នៅពេលលោកបំពេញទស្សនកិច្ចនៅប្រទេសហុងគ្រី។

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia17 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

Social media posts

“ដោយសារអ្នកក្លែង pass កាលពីថ្ងៃបើកជាង ២០០០នាក់ យើងខ្ញុំសូមជម្រាបជូនថា ថ្ងៃបិទបើចាប់បានបុគ្គលណាយក pass ទៅ copyបន្លំចាប់បាន គឺផាកពិន័យ២លានរៀល និងយកទៅឃុំ២៤h សូម share ព័ត៌មាននេះផង”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការប្រកួតកីឡាស៊ីហ្គេមលើកទី៣២ (CAMSOC) មិនបានលើកឡើងពីការផាកពិន័យជាទឹកប្រាក់ចំនួន ២លានរៀល និងការចាប់ដាក់ឃុំរយៈពេល ២៤ម៉ោងទៅលើអ្នកក្លែងបន្លំប័ណ្ណចូលរួមកម្មវិធីបិទព្រឹត្តិកា…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia16 May 2023Cambodia Crime and security

Social media posts

“A photo depicting suspects arrested for killing a victim in Takeo province was posted recently, depicting all of them laughing. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the photo posted above is digitally altered.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia16 May 2023Cambodia

Chham Chhany, Social Media User

“An image of deforestation happened in Cambodia.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Fact Crescendo Cambodia found the Facebook post mentioned earlier is misleading. The image is not the deforestation in Cambodia. The destruction of natural forests happened in Malaysia’s Sarawak state in 2015.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia13 May 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Bou Samnang won a gold medal in the 5,000 meters in the heavy rain”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia13 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

Chhany Chham, Facebook user

“រូបថតវិនាសកម្មព្រៃឈើនៅកម្ពុជា”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបថតមួយសន្លឹកនេះ មិនមែនជាវិនាសកម្មព្រៃឈើកើតឡើងនៅកម្ពុជានោះឡើយ។ រូបថតនេះ គឺជាវិនាសកម្មព្រៃឈើនៅកាលពីជិត ១០ឆ្នាំមុន នៅរដ្ឋសារ៉ាវ៉ាក់ ប្រទេសម៉ាឡេស៊ី។

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia13 May 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Stadium belongs to Cambodia but full of Vietnam’s flag”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia12 May 2023Cambodia Climate and environment

កាមទេព លីមហុង, Social Media User

“Breaking: Please bring them to a museum 06/05/2023. The hot weather dried up a pond, and then several pieces of sculptures from the Angkorian period were recovered. The location is not near to any archeological site.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: All pieces of the sculptures are not from the ancient Angkorian period. They are newly copied by local sculptors in Banteay Meanchey province.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia12 May 2023Cambodia

Norenrith Pinn

“The blood of Khmer patriots! Does Cambodia lack cloth? How discreditable leaders [of athletes]? … a disappointed.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia11 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

កាមទេព លីមហុង, Social Media User

“ក្ដៅៗ សូមយកចូលសារមន្ទីរផង 06/05/2023 អាកាសធាតុក្ដៅហួតហែង ធ្វើឱ្យរីងទឹកស្រះអស់ ក៏ឃើញសុទ្ធព្រះបុរាណទាំងពីរសាសនាក្នុងសម័យអង្គរ។ ទីកន្លែងមិនស្ថិតនៅក្បែរបុរាណដ្ឋានទេ។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: បំណែករូបចម្លាក់ទាំងនេះ មិនមែនជាវត្ថុសិល្បៈនាសម័យអង្គរនោះឡើយ។ បំណែករូបចម្លាក់ទាំងនេះ ត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើងថ្មីៗដោយចម្លងតាមរចនាបថសម័យអង្គរតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia11 May 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A viral claim said Cambodian athlete Bou Samnag won a gold medal after she ran in a rainstorm to complete the 5,000-meter race in the 32nd SEA Game hosted in Phnom Penh. This post has been shared and reacted to with mixed comments. However, after checking the official news and reliable sources, it proves that the above claim is misleading.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia10 May 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A viral claim said Cambodian athlete Bou Samnag won a gold medal after she ran in a rainstorm to complete the 5,000-meter race in the 32nd SEA Game hosted in Phnom Penh. This post has been shared and reacted to with mixed comments. However, after checking the official news and reliable sources, it proves that the above claim is misleading.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia6 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

Norenrith Pinn

“ឈាមខ្មែរអ្នកជាតិនិយម! តើខ្មែរខ្វះសម្លៀកបំពាក់របស់ខ្មែរណាស់ទៅឬបានជាក្រុមអាអ្នកដឹកនាំទាំងនោះថោកអីក៏ថោកម៉្លេះ អាថោក? …… ហួសចិត្ត”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia6 May 2023Cambodia

Chasin Tail Charters, Social Media User

“Crocodile tooth fish were found 150 years ago along the Mekong River, but they are all extinct. The Mekong River is in East Asia and is the world’s twelfth longest river over 3000 miles.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The photos of giant fishes were generated by artificial intelligent technology. They are not mysterious creatures living along the Mekong River 150 years ago.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia4 May 2023CambodiaKhmer

Saing Chanthan, Social Media User

“កាល ១៤០ឆ្នាំមុន មានសត្វត្រីធំៗនៅតាមដងទន្លេមេគង្គយើង តែបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះបានផុតពូជហើយ។ តើកាលជំនាន់ដើមមានអ្វីខ្លះកើតឡើង?”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបភាពត្រីធំចម្លែកៗទាំងនេះ មិនមែនជាត្រីធំៗនៅតាមដងទន្លេមេគង្គកាលពី ១៥០ឆ្នាំមុននោះឡើយ។ រូបភាពត្រីចម្លែកៗទាំងនេះ ត្រូវបានផលិតឡើងដោយបច្ចេកវិទ្យាបញ្ញាសិប្បនិម្មិត (AI)តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia2 May 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Khmer women during the Khmer Rouge regime and had been tortured by Vietnam”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia30 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Photos showing a Thai boxer Buakaw Banchamaek were recently circulated on social media with a claim saying that it was the scene where he had just landed in Cambodia. This piece of post has been shared many times and reacted to with mixed comments by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking the Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the claim above is misleading.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A photo depicting a submarine was posted last Sunday by Facebook users. That submarine was attached to Thailand's flag, and it was claimed that Thailand bought this to show off Cambodia. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by Facebook users. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the photo attached above is false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False